Where does “ئەهریمەن” come from?

ئەهریمەن (Central Kurdish) comes from Middle Persian ʾhlmn', from Avestan 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, from Proto-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mányuš, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

ئەهریمەن (Central Kurdish): devil, Satan

Definitions

  1. devil, Satan

Ancestry of “ئەهریمەن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾhlmn'Ahriman, Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit
2Avestan𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎Angra Mainyu
3Avestan𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎spirit
4Proto-Iranianmányuš
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmányuš
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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